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Species of plume moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Croatia, Hungary and Ukraine), east to Siberia.[1]
Oxyptilus ericetorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Oxyptilus |
Species: | O. ericetorum |
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Oxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851) | |
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The wingspan is 16–19 millimetres (0.63–0.75 in).
The larvae feed on Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium murorum.
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